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Genpei Turtle posted:Goddammit. Is a druid really that important? I'm not that far into RoA1, but was doing really well with my Rogue/Fighter/Elf/Dwarf/Magician/Hunter party up until this point. I'd hate to have to start over at this point because I've screwed myself up down the line. Elves and magicians do okay as herbalists. I don't know if hunters are good at it, but if they are then either your elf or magician will be better at it anyway. If you feel as though you're impossibly stuck, I'll tell you a little secret: Those orange bottles of poison you can find or buy? You can put them on weapons to make their attack power skyrocket. A magician with the cheapest poison on his dagger can take down nearly any opponent with one hit. It's a cheap way to do things, but it's incredibly satisfying.
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ArchWizard posted:Elves and magicians do okay as herbalists. I don't know if hunters are good at it, but if they are then either your elf or magician will be better at it anyway. Is there a qualitative difference or is it just skill levels? Looking at my Huntress it appears her Nature skills are all pretty good, and Herb Lore in particular is reasonably high--10 at level 3, will that be enough? Or do I need other skills as well, like Alchemy? I remember reading somewhere that Alchemy was largely useless, dunno how true that is though.
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Healbot posted:It's an adaption of Das Schwarze Auge (the dark eye) 2nd edition rulework, meaning you can actually lose the game right at character creation or due to the terrible automatic stats option at levelup (turn it off). Thanks for the help, I managed to create a party that has decently high stats. I didn't max 13 in everyone's stats, but just the ones that I thought would be good for that particular character. I.E. Warrior has 10 int and Magician has 9 CR. Before I start and start sinking my life into this stupid game is there something I should do about spells? When you create your character you just need to randomly up some spells. Should I focus on particular schools with my spellcasters and neglect the other schools? Like will I be fine if my Mage works on Domination/Combat, my druid works on Healing/Transmutation, and my warlock works on Demonolgy/etc? Or should I try to diversify each caster?
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Genpei Turtle posted:Is there a qualitative difference or is it just skill levels? Looking at my Huntress it appears her Nature skills are all pretty good, and Herb Lore in particular is reasonably high--10 at level 3, will that be enough? Or do I need other skills as well, like Alchemy? I remember reading somewhere that Alchemy was largely useless, dunno how true that is though. Since I only consider whirlweeds and four-leaf loneberries to be good and everything else to be NPC fodder, I had no practical reason to pay attention to how my searches changed as my party leveled up and got higher skills. I can only say one thing with confidence: get your best herbalist to scrounge for a couple of hours every time you camp and you should get by. Alchemy isn't technically useless but it is an inefficient use of time (some potions require you to stay at an inn for a day or two just to make them), money (you'll need herbs, booze and bottles at the very least), and inventory space (alchemy sets, recipes and ingredients all take up slots). There are easier ways to get poo poo done than using alchemy. You also have to raid a few dungeons to get alchemy recipes and by the time you've done that, your party can get by with the potions you'll also find in those dungeons. In conclusion: gently caress alchemy.
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Yay, new old EA games on the horizon (Thursday).
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That's two days from now. A lot could happen in 48 hours. I could literally die. Literally. Or figuratively. Why do you tease me like this GOG?
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Rinkles posted:Yay, new old EA games on the horizon (Thursday). I want American Revolt with working multiplayer.
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System Shock 2 is EA right? That seems the most logical choice considering it's top on the request list by a long shot.
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They specifically said at the beginning, when EA was first announced, that System Shock is one of the properties they couldn't get the license to.
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Hoping they are allowed to include expansion packs and other bonus content this time.
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Specifically, I believe they said that System Shock was not in the batch of ~25 games they got but they were hoping to get it later. Maybe more Wing Commander games?
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Aug 23, 2011 15:19
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C'mon Sim City or Sim Tower!
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Boondock Saint posted:Sim Tower! Day one purchase if they manage to deliver that.
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Aug 23, 2011 16:32
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EA still own the rights to Undying, right? Really hope that turns up on GOG one day, especially if it led to someone figuring out a working widescreen fix!
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For some reason I can't get the idea out of my head that EA owns Age of Empires. I don't think that's the case but if they do, I will buy it the first day it shows up on GOG.
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Aug 23, 2011 16:59
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After going through EA's wiki, I hope one of the games is Noctropolis. Sounds like it would be fun.
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C-Euro posted:For some reason I can't get the idea out of my head that EA owns Age of Empires. I don't think that's the case but if they do, I will buy it the first day it shows up on GOG. Microsoft owns that one unfortunately, but who knows what the future holds!
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Boondock Saint posted:Microsoft owns that one unfortunately, but who knows what the future holds! This. This is the future. I'm hoping for the Wing Commander and Ultima games, personally. Never played either to any considerable degree back in the day, so here's hoping to fix that.
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Aug 23, 2011 17:16
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Could totally go for some Theme Hospital.
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GrandpaPants posted:This. This is the future. Well I meant so far as Microsoft signing a deal with GoG, but hey, it could be worse! (could it?)
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I think Wing Commander (which already has Privateer on the service) and the Ultima series are the most likely candidates.. but there are tons of games from EA I'd love to see on the service. Populous, Theme Hospital, the Command & Conquer series, Syndicate, etc.
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Sporadic posted:After going through EA's wiki, I hope one of the games is Noctropolis. Sounds like it would be fun. I don't recall anything really fun about that game to be honest. Sure I was in my early teens when the EA Classics version came out, but I still dig up the CD every several years and get disappointed all over again each time. The only adult thing I remember about the game is a short video early on where an actress dressed up like a vampire in a nightie crawls up someone's legs and I think has a nip slip when screeching at the camera.
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I want Nox, goddammit.
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I want a new Nox game, period. One of the best Diablolikes, and the multiplayer deathmatch was amazing.
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I really hope they put on the original Lands of Lore.
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Nacho posted:I really hope they put on the original Lands of Lore. I want this and an "Ultima Collection" featuring I-VII. I can dream 
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smr posted:I want Nox, goddammit. Want this. Want this so bad. C&C would be rad too.
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obese retard posted:Want this. Want this so bad. All the C&C games up to Tiberian Sun are freeware, though. That said, a version of Red Alert 2 that works in Vista or 7 would be pretty great.
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What problems have you had with Red Alert 2? Works out of the box for me on Win7 x64. Although I've had real troubles getting multiplayer working. (Thanks for clutching onto the corpse of IPX for so long, Westwood.  ) I think I cracked it on LAN with a weird barely-functioning patch.
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Ultima yeah those were cool when they came out. These days, 1-5 are basically unplayably archaic. 6 and 7 are brilliant and I replay them regularly. I already replay them, so do not need another avenue to purchase them. What I DO need is a game that I haven't been able to play on any of my past four computer systems. MOTHER loving BIO FORGE
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Platypus Farm posted:Ultima yeah those were cool when they came out. These days, 1-5 are basically unplayably archaic. 6 and 7 are brilliant and I replay them regularly. I already replay them, so do not need another avenue to purchase them. What I DO need is a game that I haven't been able to play on any of my past four computer systems. I've been able to get Bioforge running almost perfectly in DOSBox after screwing around with the configuration for awhile.
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Man. I had so much fun with Nox back then. Fuckin' balls of nature ricocheting everywhere.
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DOUBLE CLICK HERE posted:Man. I had so much fun with Nox back then. Fuckin' balls of nature ricocheting everywhere. Making traps that had Force of Nature and Fist of Vengeance in them and then hearing barfing sounds as people died were good time. Dr Snofeld posted:All the C&C games up to Tiberian Sun are freeware, though. It looks as if EA took down the freeware site, so not anymore. edit: durr yeah you can get the iso's from other sites but ea still took down their own so 
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BeanBandit posted:I've been able to get Bioforge running almost perfectly in DOSBox after screwing around with the configuration for awhile. I don't have Bioforge, or any need to play it, but after saying something like that, you really should share whatever insight you have.
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Some sort of Theme Hospital/Theme Park/Ultima thing would be awesome. Although that is very unlikely. Syndicate?
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Dr Snofeld posted:All the C&C games up to Tiberian Sun are freeware, though. That said, a version of Red Alert 2 that works in Vista or 7 would be pretty great. All C&C games run great on Win7, I'm playing the builds from the First Decade collection for what it's worth. Those games are still great, really hoping 2 gets a GOG release as it's by far my favorite of the series. Although 1 had the best intro music.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFrROooDg44 Toadsniff fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Aug 24, 2011 |
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Ooo, Syndicate would be cool, I'd probably buy and (not) play those....
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Toadsniff posted:All C&C games run great on Win7, I'm playing the builds from the First Decade collection for what it's worth. Those games are still great, really hoping 2 gets a GOG release as it's by far my favorite of the series. Yeah, The First Decade collection is boss. It has every single C&C from the original all the way up to Generals: Zero Hour on one DVD, plus a bonus DVD of goodies. Keep an eye on the EA store during the holidays. I got a brand new copy from there last year for something ridiculous like $4.99 with free shipping. Actually, that and Battlefield 1942 are the only legit physical PC games I have left. I wouldn't mind digital copies of both.
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doctorfrog posted:I don't have Bioforge, or any need to play it, but after saying something like that, you really should share whatever insight you have. Well, I basically just ripped an ISO from my original disc. Once I mounted it in Dosbox and increased the CPU cycles by quite a bit, it ran fine. Here is my .conf file. Hope it helps!
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Bioforge was a seriously great game. It's tied with Beyond Good and Evil for the most frustrating cliffhanger ending ever.
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